Genevieve Duria

Manages Accounting COE activities within 17 Businesses across Healthcare and Oil & Gas entities for Middle East, Turkey and Africa. The scope of Accounting COE work includes:
• Reviewing and providing accounting information for booking the Non-PO invoices in AP Ledger.
• Perform monthly and quarterly reconciliation of Supplier’s statement of account.
• Supported the operating cycle across GE Businesses in the region.
• Partnered with the Operations Leaders and Businesses to achieve target on the AP paid-on-time metrics.

• Efficiently handled the Buy-to-Pay (Accounts Payable) for GE Entities and managing the following tasks:
- Financial Gatekeeper by reviewing and approving Purchase Requisitions/Purchase Orders and Non-PO invoices in the AP system
- Supervised the BPO Team handling the AP invoice processing and Treasury functions
- Provided support and involvement on B2P process enhancement projects
- Efficiently conducted training to Saudi BPO Team Members from 2013 to 2015
• Successfully handled bookkeeping tasks for new integrated Businesses (Healthcare and Wood Group-Oil & Gas) in 2013 and 2014
• Efficiently Provided AP support to all GE Integrated businesses (Energy, Sondex, Wood Group, Dresser International, Healthcare)
• Managed to work with the GE Suppliers by face to face meeting, conducted SOA reconciliation and established a good working relationship that resulted to cleaning up the outstanding invoices

• Successfully handled the knowledge transfer in transition of business processes for new GE entities (Energy and Sondex - Oil & Gas)
• Ensured completeness of the business transition projects on the agreed timeline and assurance on the adherence to GE policies and procedures
• Effectively worked and provided full support on the stabilization of the operational activities of the integrated GE Businesses as to its Accounts Payable and Closing & Reporting, and new ERP system

Temporary Accountant *Contractor from Manpower ME FZ (September 2010 - May 31, 2011)
• Performed 100% audit for Employee claims with minimum mistakes and full compliance to GE policies and managed to enhance awareness of the customers towards policy of Compensation and Benefits by providing the direction and policies
• Performed analysis and reporting related to C&B and Non-T&L at month closing, quarter closing and other ad hoc reports
• Efficiently handled Treasury transactions that include preparation of manual checks and releasing payments to GE Suppliers, Local Employees and GME related payments.
• Assisted in the Travel & Living document tracking and filed the GME disbursement receipts

Managed the daily operations of Accounts & Control Department
•Designed, established and maintained general accounting system to properly record all the financial transactions in the books of accounts and records in accordance with sound accounting principles with adequate internal control.
•Performed other Financial Accounting function such as bookkeeping, reviewing other Accountant’s tasks and book closing
•Prepared, reconciled, analyzed and interpreted financial results for utilization by the management in the decision-making process (Financial and Management Reporting)
•Developed and revised standards against which to measure performance; designed and implemented internal control procedures; provided guidance and assistance to Colleagues in ensuring conformance to standards; developed and enhanced control procedures for business process improvements
•Conducted training to other Accountants and other members of the team

Accomplishments:

•Year 2008 - Created accounting process by implementing new accounting system which included designing Chart of Accounts, implementing techniques on bookkeeping, establishing Operating Expense Guidelines, designing Accounting Business Process, designing various accounting forms to support receipts and disbursing activities; and designed Accounting Manual.
•Year 2009 - Implemented Peach Tree Quantum accounting software in 2009 to digitize the accounting processes; trained the Accountants both in Receivables and Payables processes; and enhanced the reporting procedures using the new system.
•Implemented a monthly reporting method such as Management Reports which include financial position of the company and financial result of the operations
•Implemented Accounts Receivable Management, departmental policies and operating procedures and designed departmental Business Processes and designed various forms essential to daily transactions

• Performed Financial Reconciliation, Analysis and Reporting functions per Business Group which included P&L Statements both local and foreign; provided operating expenses analysis, performed balance sheet reconciliations and other variance analysis.
• Budgeting and Forecasting Team Member. Performed the operating expenses budgeting and forecasting, consolidation and uploading in SAP R/3 System. Responsible for the submission of P&L Budget Packages to Regional Officers (Asian Region and Head Office in Germany).
• Financial Accounting Team Support. Assisted the Financial Accountants in their monthly and yearly closing by providing adjusting entries and accruals that resulted from various variance analysis and reconciliations.
• SAP System Team Support
- Handled master data maintenance in FICO module, cost elements in CO, cost center hierarchy and foreign exchange rates in 2003.
- Handled closing different modules in SAP system in 2004.
- Assisted in the company’s system upgrade in 2005.
- Responsible for assessment cycle maintenance in Cost Center and Profit Center Accounting and for posting service entries in 2006 to 2008

• Supervised the Accounting Assistants handling Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Petty Cash transactions and Payroll function
• Inventory Costing
• Responsible for Financial Accounting process from bookkeeping up to finalization
• Handled Financial Analysis and Reporting tasks
• Performed reconciliation of various accounts

Handled horizontal and vertical analysis of financial statements
•Responsible for preparation of Financial Statements and other Financial Reports
•Provided minor support to SAP users post the SAP training
•Participated in the company’s SAP R/3 system upgrade that resulted to further system enhancement

Provided audit and accounting services to the following clients:
•Nestle Philippines (Accounts Receivables)
•General Motors Inc - Philippine Branch (Financial Analysis and Account Reconciliation)